title: Heart failure following creation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis.
abstract: Careful analysis of the Doppler profile, performance of maneuvers during image acquisition, and comparison of data with prior studies are basic tools that allow us to provide useful clinical information and improved diagnostic accuracy. Here, we discuss a patient in whom a thorough evaluation of the Doppler pattern at rest and during maneuvers and the identification of temporal changes in cardiac hemodynamics helped establish a diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Heart Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bahaa M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Fadel
authors.forename: Abdelmohsen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alhashim
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Admawi
authors.forename: Odd
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bech-Hanssen
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Salvo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Doppler echocardiography; cardiomyopathy dilated; heart failure; shunt